Tag: The Problem with Apu
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‘The Simpsons’: Matt Groening Teases ‘Ambitious’ Plans for Apu
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon might’ve lost his longtime voice actor, but the team behind “The Simpsons” has plans to bring the character back in the future.Series creator Matt Groening told USA Today in an interview published Monday, in celebration of the show’s 700th episode, that his team has “something kind of ambitious” in the works for the…
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‘The Simpsons’: White Actors Will No Longer Voice Poc Characters (After Ignoring Years of Complaints)
Back in 2017, comedian Hari Kondabolu made an extremely thoughtful and reasoned documentary titled The Problem With Apu, pointing out that the Indian-American character Apu is a harmful racial stereotype that The Simpsons has been happily perpetuating for literal decades. In fact, Kondabolu goes so far as to call Apu a minstrel character, and it’s…
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Hari Kondabolu is Done Fighting ‘The Simpsons’ on Apu, But He Wants His Audience to Be Part of a Bigger Change
Hari Kondabolu has had a busy year. On top of being a working comic and amassing an impressive collection of podcast-hosting gigs, the ripples from his 2017 documentary “The Problem with Apu” helped spark a national conversation about representation in the entertainment industry.But his standup special “Warn Your Relatives,” recorded in Seattle at the end…
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Hank Azaria Says He’d Be Willing to Step Aside on Voicing Apu on ‘The Simpsons’
A few weeks ago, The Simpsons accidentally became relevant again, but not in the way the show intended. An episode titled “No Good Read Goes Unpunished” responded to the recent documentary The Problem with Apu, which points out that Apu, while not a malevolent figure, is an Indian stereotype that has been used to mock…
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Hank Azaria Says He’s “Willing And Happy” To Step Aside As Voice Of Apu On ‘The Simpsons’
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of debate over the character of Apu on “The Simpsons.” After the character’s problematic nature was brought to light recently, with the help of the documentary “The Problem with Apu,” many fans have been waiting to see how the animated sitcom dealt with the issue.…
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Hank Azaria Is Willing to Stop Voicing Apu and Hopes ‘The Simpsons’ Hires South Asian Writers
Who needs the Kwik-e-Mart? Hank Azaria is ready to say goodbye to Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. The actor told “The Late Late Show” host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday that he was “perfectly willing and happy to step aside, or help transition it into something new. I really hope that’s what ‘The Simpsons’ does. It not only makes…
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‘The Simpsons’ Showrunner Al Jean Promises to Find a More ‘Popular’ Answer to the Apu Problem
“The Simpsons” showrunner Al Jean hasn’t stopped responding to fans on Twitter since Sunday’s controversial episode, and days of bad publicity don’t seem to be coming to an end. The episode, titled “No Good Read Goes Unpunished” — an ironic title, given the slang usage of “read” as a synonym for criticism in modern social…